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Writing Samples
Band 3.5

You missed an international flight due to a problem at the airport. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter; Describe what happened that caused you to miss your flight Explain how missing your flight impact you clearly state what you would like the airline to do

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to inform you
an
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 issue that I faced at the airport.
Firstly
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, I booked my ticket with Pakistan
airline
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 on 23 June at 10 pm. When I reached
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the airport, the immigration queue
is
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 extremely long, after all formalities I sat in the waiting room.
Abruptly
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Abruptly,
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 a member of staff told me that
flight
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the flight
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has
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had been
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 delayed
,
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.
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 I
upset
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was upset
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 to
heard
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hear
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this
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 because my residency card will
be expired
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 after 2 days.
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, if I did not go there, I
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would lose
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 my residency
,
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therefore
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,I want to
o
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go
 there before 2 days
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, and
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 I have no flight next 2 days. From my perspective, if
airline
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an airline
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 has any
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problem
prolem
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prolem,
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 they tell us in advance and they gave me
ticket
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a ticket
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of
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 another airline to provide
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 for compensate and unconvenious caused. Thank you for your consideration. Yours faithfully, Rabia Rizwan.

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coherence and cohesion
Make sure to clearly explain the issue in a more organized way. Start with what happened, then explain your feelings, and finally state what you want the airline to do.
task achievement
Try to make your sentences clearer. For example, use 'I was upset to hear this' instead of 'I upset to heard this.'
task achievement
Add a clear request for a solution at the end of your letter, stating exactly what you would like the airline to do for you.
positive
You used an appropriate greeting and closing, which is good for a formal letter.
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You clearly described how missing your flight affected you, making your feelings clear.

Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • international flight
  • problem
  • airport
  • arrived
  • early
  • check-in
  • system failure
  • security checks
  • extra screening
  • boarding gate
  • cut-off time
  • announcement
  • confusion
  • scheduled
  • New York
  • delays
  • impacted
  • frustration
  • request
  • compensation
  • assistance
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